The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

La Sale and Peru are in the throes of a
railroad excitement. A new corporation is
to build branch of the c., B. Il O. from
Walnut TO Streator, which asks the right of
way through the twin cities Both city
councils have granted it, on condition that
the work shall be completed within one
year Great things are expected from the
new road, but the first thing 10 get is the
right of way free from the property hold
ers. The Democrat Press says the route of
the road will be from Streator to a point
81 miles east of Tonica; down Bailey
creek to a point near Bailey Falls, and
thence down the Nermillion to the south
bank of the Illinois under the Ill. Central
bridge, bridging the river at this place
west Of that bridge, thence through the
bottom land and crossing the canal near
the lower lock, thence westward by the
new brick works. through Peru south of
the Illinois Zinc works, and along the north
bank of the river through the south side
of Water street, Peru, crossing the Rock
Island in the western part of the city,
thence west to Spring creek and probably
through Spring Valley, thence to Niger
creek and up Niger creek to Walnut, in
Bureau county.
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The Republican should not complain that
Mr.. White kept saloon. A saloon is a
necessary part of hotel, and many hotel
keepers have bars In their hotels who
would not keep saloon but for the hotel.
| There is no evidence that Mr., White
would. Mr.. Sheriff Morrissey had no such
excuse for keeping a saloon in La Sale
prior to his election. Yet the Republican
| found no difficulty in advocating Mr. Nor
rlssey's election 1t finds no fault with him
now as an officer because he kept saloon
| Nor can it be said that Mr.. Morrisseys
saloon was better than Mr.. Whites. If all
stories be true, IL was far from that; and 1t
comes with very i'll grace for the Repub-
IicaH to complain that the democrats have
made such a nomination after its record of
last fall Nor can the republican party
make claims to virtue they do not pos
sess. Mr. Whites record is considerably
| higher than was Mr.. Morrissey's; and there
Is every reason to think Mr.. White will
make an even better record as treasurer
| than Mr.. MOrrissey has as sheriff, and we
have yet to hear of man complaining of
Mr.. Morrisseys conduct in office.
our republican friends must not count
on MCkeon disaffection in the present
canvass They haven't any democratic
kickers to help them out this time. This
is not race for the sherivality, they will
please remember.
Nor Is II likely the prohibitionists are
going to pull off their coats to hustle" for
Adams, when the record of Mission town
ship last year is remembered. Mr.. Adams
Is par excellence the leading spirit in Mis-
sson politics: and In the election In the
town of Mission last year the prohibition
ticket got three r0tes. Mr Adams then
worked and voted for saloon man
Adams friends should not therefore now
pose him as prohibitionist-it Is not con
sistent, don't you know.
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Wright Adams did no rog rolling for the
nomination.-RepublicdR.
May be this is true. But the republican
central committee did. Ii was no secret a
week ago that he would be nominated by
that committee. Mr.. Adams is credited
with having money to spend IN campaign.
He was nominated because he has the